Glossary of Darts - C

C
In a game of cricket this refers to high scores based on the number of darts scored. For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5 darts" were scored with three darts.
Carpentry darts
Darts thrown such that they miss the board entirely and hit a wooden frame which is holding the board to the wall. (See also: masonry darts)
Champagne breakfast
Hitting triple 20, triple 1 and triple 5 in three darts. (See also breakfast)
Chips (or fish and chips)
A score of 26. (See also: breakfast)
Chucker
A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care.
Circle it
When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw. A variation on this tradition is to draw a fish around the score, often leading to aquarium-related jokes being aimed at particularly poor or unlucky players. (See also: fish)
Clock
The dartboard itself, usually in the context of round the clock.
Cork
The center of the board. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the game's early days.
Cover
Aiming for an alternate treble, usually 19, when a previously thrown dart is blocking the treble 20.
Cricket
Two distinct game variations. The American game is known by many different names, such as "Mickey Mouse", outside North America, where cricket refers to a different game, which is often called "Australian Cricket".

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